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Voltage and Video

Tanzania Voltage and Video Systems

Electricity in Tanzania is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 Hz (cycles per second)

If you travel to Tanzania with a device that does not accept 230 Volts at 50 Hertz, you will need a voltage converter

Tanzania Video System

Tanzania has B/PAL video system

History

Tanzania History

Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibars semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers claims of voting irregularities.